Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 2/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2023-02-28Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-28 (00)
Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover dental and oral health services for adults. It also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must develop oral health quality and equity measures and conduct outreach relating to such coverage. Additionally, the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to adult oral health care.
Cosponsors (3)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Dental care
- Government information and archives
- Health care quality
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medicaid
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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